Presence of ectopic adrenocortical tissues in inguinoscrotal region suggests an association with undescended testis

Pediatric Surgery International

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 171-175

  Özel, Ş Kerem ^a   Kazez, Ahmet ^a   Akpolat, Nusret ^a  

^a FIRAT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Child; Ectopic adrenocortical tissue; Gonadogenesis; Undescended testis

Indexed keywords

ADRENAL CORTEX; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTORCHISM; ECTOPIC ADRENOCORTICAL TISSUE; ECTOPIC TISSUE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYDROCELE; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INGUINAL HERNIA; INGUINAL REGION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADRENAL CORTEX; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHORISTOMA; CRYPTORCHIDISM; FEMALE; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INGUINAL CANAL; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33846581006     PISSN: 01790358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00383-006-1826-1     Document Type: Article

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